Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-05-26


many things. There was a Eel in a
storm in which the people were terror
stricken. There was Il little girl on
boarl who was calm on this occasion.
One of the rough sailors said to her:
do you know you are IN danger ev-
cry minute? Our lives are in great
danger of being lost" The little
girl calmly looked into the sailors eye
and said: when the rivers come
upon US, do you forget that God,
with watchful eye, is ever ready to
protect u.s." When the rivers of
trouble come upon us we are often
making sad biunders. Instead Of
putting our trust in God, who is able
to deliver, we make the sad mistake
by putting our trust in earthly
things.
Now, my dear friends, there are
plumbers of thousands of characters
that men are continually committing.
When we are not aware influences are
brought TO bear upon US in many
ways to carry us away from duty.
People blunder in carrying men head
long into things not for their wei
fare. Why commit things of this
character?
Now, my dear friends, have you
committed any blunders? Is there
any little blunder that you have COM
mitted? If not you have been more
fortunate than your unworthy speaker
There are blunders of thousands OF
characters. There are blunders both
small and great, but l do not refer to
great but to small blunders. 1 can
say tonight, under the head of little
blunders, that it was a little blundel
made to get me out here. Applause
This has impressed me more than ]
have even been in my life before
nevertheless 1 can tell you one thing
it will be to me a lesson that we can
not rely upon man. | was early
taught to put my trust in God, tina
never deceives. There is a God tina
has promised TO never forsake us i
we put our trust in him. He will go
forsake US in the sixth nor in tn.
seventh trouble. | learned a vers,
twenty years ago which / will repea
to you tonight:
How hard it is to find a friend.
On whom we always can depend
Sometimes a friend we think We have got,
Till trials prove We have them not
There are some that act a part more base,
Always friendly to your face
Bat when e'er your back is turned,
They your name expose to OblOquy and shame
l will say one thing, l had mad'
my mind up to that extent, that thi'
is the last speech o. lecture of any
kind l ever expect to make. APP
plause |. 1 have a reason for 1t.
have concluded that ] have made
little blunder. LApplause] God ha
a purpose for every man-he has no
made man in vain. Each man has
place to fulfill. AS a public speske.
| am not the man for that position
Appiause1 No political aspiration:
has brought me here tonight. /
God will be my helper, l will be tru'
to one thing-I will never permit pol
itics to interfere with my takin,
charge of my interests and my fam
lily hereafter. [Arplsuse].
BE very careful or you will commit
serious little hunders. | feel that il
some respects 1 am an unfortunat,
man. There is not a man or woman
that lives on the face of the eartl
that | am ashamed to look in tn
face, although raised by poor pa
rents. [ rather have been raised b,
the humble parents that I were raiset
by than to have been the sou of
Jay Gould. / was instructed in tn
} ways of truth and life. My fathe
was a cripple and my mother was al
invalid. remember that they mad
, an impression upon me when I wa
) only seven years old that | will neve
forget unless | make IL little blunder
(Applause.) | had rather be an hum
bic, poor and illitcrate mar than t,
be n committing many little blum
ders. There is que thing that [ vii
say Think | can S~ub~fantiate withou
the fear Of SUGGEST FIJI contradiction
The rich are now making the hlunde
OF crowdirg the poor out Of th.
church. l will relate a real circum
stance in Mexico Several year
sgo Their came |, poor woman to thi
town. | will not tell the name of til
church. That woman had been
church member before she came f
this town. She bad Two little girl
and perhaps a little boy. This womal
was poor and only depended on he
work to support her. | used to be
kind of vegetable peddier and ask
ed one of the little girls one day
she ever went to Sunday school ST.
said no. Said /, why don't you go t
Sunday school? Said she, I have no
fine enough clothes to wear. Whe
1 came TO Mexico | went to Sunda'
school, did not have on fin
) clothes and the little girls IN th
: class laughed at ne. 1 never inten,
to 90 there again That family re-